ADVANCE PRAISE FOR Grantseeker’s Toolkit. “For most worthy nonprofits to fulfill their missions, passionand dedication are simply not enough. Securing financial resourcesrequires that ‘the case’ for support be made in a clear andpersuasive fashion. Beyond their skill in winning grants, New andQuick also know how to effectively coach others, in aconversational, step-by-step manner, to do the same!”–Dr.Janice B. Yost President Mary Black Foundation, Inc. “Grantseeker’s Toolkit is an outstanding and comprehensivereference document for the grantseeker and writer. Cheryl and Jameshave created a valuable resource for both the novice and theexperienced grantseeker/writer.”–Marlene L. Ritter Unit Head,Leadership Development Office of Quality Educators LouisianaDepartment of Education. “Grantseeker’s Toolkit is a breath of fresh air. This bookshould provide a recipe for community-based organizations and smalluniversities that have spent thousands of dollars hiring writers todevelop proposals. Several copies of this book should be on file inthe business or grants office of every community-based organizationand community college or university. Cheryl and Jim should becommended for developing this tool.”–Arlene A. Granderson,M.P.H. Director of Operations, Office of Rural Health PolicyDepartment of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD. “Grantseeker’s Toolkit is a very valuable resource on thecomplex process of grant development. It will be useful for allgrantseeking groups or individuals. Mr. Quick and Ms. New’s adviceand direction is useful across the full range of grant proposaldevelopment, from the simplest grants to the mostcomplex.”–Geraldine Ritter Director, Grants AdministrationWake County Public School System, North Carolina. ON THE DISK The enclosed disk contains forms and exercises thathelp you develop the skills you need to design grant proposalscustomized to fit both your organization’s needs and your potentialfunder’s requirements.
Book Details:
- Author: Cheryl Carter New
- ISBN: 9780470347171
- Year Published: 1997
- Pages: 272
- BISAC: BUS074000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Nonprofit Organizations & Charities
About the Book and Topic:
ADVANCE PRAISE FOR Grantseeker’s Toolkit. “For most worthy nonprofits to fulfill their missions, passionand dedication are simply not enough. Securing financial resourcesrequires that ‘the case’ for support be made in a clear andpersuasive fashion. Beyond their skill in winning grants, New andQuick also know how to effectively coach others, in aconversational, step-by-step manner, to do the same!”–Dr.Janice B. Yost President Mary Black Foundation, Inc. “Grantseeker’s Toolkit is an outstanding and comprehensivereference document for the grantseeker and writer. Cheryl and Jameshave created a valuable resource for both the novice and theexperienced grantseeker/writer.”–Marlene L. Ritter Unit Head,Leadership Development Office of Quality Educators LouisianaDepartment of Education. “Grantseeker’s Toolkit is a breath of fresh air. This bookshould provide a recipe for community-based organizations and smalluniversities that have spent thousands of dollars hiring writers todevelop proposals. Several copies of this book should be on file inthe business or grants office of every community-based organizationand community college or university. Cheryl and Jim should becommended for developing this tool.”–Arlene A. Granderson,M.P.H. Director of Operations, Office of Rural Health PolicyDepartment of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD. “Grantseeker’s Toolkit is a very valuable resource on thecomplex process of grant development. It will be useful for allgrantseeking groups or individuals. Mr. Quick and Ms. New’s adviceand direction is useful across the full range of grant proposaldevelopment, from the simplest grants to the mostcomplex.”–Geraldine Ritter Director, Grants AdministrationWake County Public School System, North Carolina. ON THE DISK The enclosed disk contains forms and exercises thathelp you develop the skills you need to design grant proposalscustomized to fit both your organization’s needs and your potentialfunder’s requirements.
Grants are one of the major sources of funding for nonprofits organizations, and are likely to increase in importance as government funding is cut. While many grantwriting books explain how to write the proposal itself, no book has provided the tools that make grantwriting and acquisition an integral part of a long-term, organizational planning process. This book not only teaches the skill of grantwriting, but guides readers through a program planning process that, if done correctly, will ensure that the organization has the funds they need for the programs that will help them fulfill their long-term mission. This book will walk grantseekers through the funding process. Based on the toolkits which the authors developed for and tested in their seminars, this workbook will offer instruction on pre-proposal project development, research of funding sources, and proposal development. Throughout the book, forms and exercises will provide hands-on tools that grantseekers can use to focus and implement the grant process. These forms and exercises will be included on a disk, which will allow grantseekers to customize the worksheets for their own use.
A guide for grantseekers to developing a strategic plan for findingfunds. * Includes a disk that will allow organizations to customize theforms and exercises in the book. * Provides the best methods for writing a grant proposal.
About the Author
CHERYL CARTER NEW and JAMES AARON QUICK are President and CEO, respectively, of Polaris Corporation, a grants consulting business that focuses on grants to organizations. They have developed and tested their training design through a series of seminars given around the world and have authored numerous works on grantseeking, including Grantseeker’s Desk Reference, Grantseeker’s Directory of K-12 Funders, Grantseeking Fundamentals, and Advanced Grantseeking.